Vanity case designed for night use



Feb. 9, 1932. e. c. ATWILL ET AL VANITY CASE DESIGNED FOR NIGHT USEFiled July 9. 1929 E: TA

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B ran Jar UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC GILBERT C. AT'WILL AND JAYOLBROWDER, OF LA JUNTA, COLORADO, ASSIGNORS OI ONE-THIRD T GEORGERICHTER, 01 LA JUN'I'A, COLORADO VANITY CASE DESIGNED FOR NIGHT USEApplication filed July 9, 1929. Serial No. 378,885.

This invention relates to pocket and personal use articles and pertainsparticularly to a vanity case.

' The primary objectof the present invention is to provide an improvedtype of vanity case which may be used at night, there being provided, inthe construction of the case, means for the insertion thereinto of asmall electric battery which is employed to energize an incandescentlamp forming a part of the structure.

A further object of the invention is to provide a vanity caseparticularly adapted for night use, which is of a compact nature, lightin weight and of simple construction, there being few movable orremovable parts in the construction thereof.

The invent-ion will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of the present invention with the understanding,however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformitywith the showing of the drawings but may be changed or modified so longas such changes or modifications mark no material departure from thesalient features of the invention, as expressed in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in plan of the case embodying thepresent invention, in open condition.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View taken upon the line 2-2 ofFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken upon the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a detailed sectional view taken upon the line 4-4 of Figure1.

eferring more particularly to the drawings wherein like numerals ofreference in- :licate corresponding parts throughout the severalviews,.the numeral 1 indicates generilly the bottom of the caseembodying the )I8S8I1l? invention, the top being indicated by thenumeral 2. As shown, the case is of elongated substantially ovalconstruction, the top and bottom sections thereof being hingedlyconnected at one end, as indicated at 3.

Secured within the bottom section 1 of the case, which section has thesurrounding wall 4 at the upper end thereof, is a socket 5 adapted toreceive an incandescent lamp 6.

Within the bottom section there is arranged a pair of spaced resilientspring clips 7 and 8 which are designed to resiliently hold in positionwithin this bottom section an electric dry cell 9. The resilient memberor clip 7 is connected by a suitable insulated wire 10 with the socket 5in the manner shown, and by means of this wire current is transmittedfrom the member 7 to the lamp, this member having contact with the topone spring arms carried by the dry cell battery flexible or pliablemetal, this indented portion being designed to receive a fingerand whenpressed inwardly is adapted to be brought into engagement with a contactpoint 12 of the battery to complete an electric circuit therethrough andthrough the lamp. One side of this indented portion 11 is cut away fromthe wall 4 from which it is pressed, as indicated at 13 in Figure 4, sothat the flexibility of this element will be increased.

Designed to be inserted into the bottom portion 1 of the case is a falsebottom comprising a plate 14 which is of the same contour as the vanitycase and whichhas a surrounding flange 15 designed to frictionallyengage the inner face of the surrounding portion 4 of the bottomsection, in the manner shown in Figure 2, to maintain the false bottomin position over the bottom section of the case and in a plane slightlyabove the free edge thereof. This false bottom has, at its upper end, alight opening 16 cut therethrough and in alignment with the lightopening are two of the usual 7 additional openings 17 and 18 which aredesigned to receive the receptacles 19 which carry rouge and powder. Thetop of these receptacles are flanged or otherwise suitably formed toprevent their passing entirely through the openings in which they areplaced and the overall diameters of, the receptacles are such as to maketheir engagement in the opening tight so that they will be securely.held in position,

The top portion 2 of the vanity case has a wall flange 20 similar to theflange portion 4 of the section 1 andrthis flange, when the 'top isclosed positions over the bottom portion so that a case of neatappearance 1S provi ed. The flange 20 at the front portion of the top isprovided with an outstanding button 21 which when the top is closedfrictionally receives a similarly formed indentation in the flange ofthe false bottom 14.

Against the inner face of the top 2 is positioned a mirror held in placeby a suitable frame 24 which frictionally engages the inner face of thetop flange 20, in the manner shown in Figure 2.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that when thecase embodying this invention is opened up at night, the user will beprovided her to use the articles within the case, by pressing inwardlyupon the flexible portion 11 in the wall of the bottom portion to closea contact between one side of the battery and the metal body of thecase, thus energizing the lamp 6.

Sufficient light from the lamp 6 thrown upon the face of the user sothat the same can be readily seen in the mirror 23.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is z- Avanity casecomprising atop andabottom section each having a surrounding wallflange, hinge means connecting said sections an acilitating the bringingtogether of the same in wall edge opposed relation, a false bottomcomprising a flat body of substantially the same contour as the bottomsection and a surrounding flange adapted to be inserted into will be ithe bottom section and frictionally engage the flange portion flangebeing of a width greater than the depth of the bottom section wherebythe flat. portion of the false bottom is maintained above the bottomsection, said false bottom having an aperture through the flat portionthereof and further forming a chamber with the b0ttom section, anelectric incandescent light in said chamber in a position for exposurethrough said aperture, means for removably securing an electric batteryin the chamber comprising a pair of opposed hook elements, one of saidhook elements being electrically connected with one terminal of saidlight and arranged for connection with one terminal of the battery, andmeans for effecting with amplelight to enable thereof, said false bottomandv signatures.

GILBERT C. ATWILL. JAY O. BROWDER.

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